Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), an assemblage of over 90 civil societies, non-governmental organisations, community-based and public interest groups with focus on promoting good governance and accountability in Nigeria, has taking a position over the current challenges going on in the country. In a press conference on Tuesday in Lagos, with a statement signed by Nelson Ekujimi, the executive director of Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER), and Popoola Ajayi of CEDESER, on behalf of the coalition, the coalition made profound demands and resolutions towards improving the dwindling fortunes of the country. The coalition also praised the efforts…

Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has regretted the abduction, on Monday, of workers and patients by gun-wielding men at a hospital in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits, it would be recalled, reportedly invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Layin Dan Auta Village in Kuyello Ward, Birnin-Gwari, abducting two nurses and many patients yet to be ascertained. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, the speaker charged security agencies to rise up to the occasion and rescue those being held…

Legendary actor James Earl Jones, best known for his innumerable movie roles and the booming voice of the character of Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise, has died, his representative confirmed to ABC News. He was 93 years old. Abcnews reports that Jones died on Monday morning at his home in Dutchess County, New York, surrounded by his family, according to longtime agent Barry McPherson. The thespian, whose powerful, deep voice brought to life the iconic villain of Darth Vader, acted for more than six decades and won three Tony Awards, including a lifetime honor in 2017, two Emmys and…

There is uncertainty in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party has postponed its national caucus and National Executive Council (NEC) meetings indefinitely. The meetings, it has been gathered, we’re scheduled to hold from September 11 to 12, 2024 respectively. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. The statement read, “Members of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress are hereby informed that the National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings scheduled to be held on September 11 and 12, 2024, respectively, have been…

Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has ordered the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, to embark on a detailed and comprehensive investigation into the alleged killing of Qoyum Ishola, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, which occurred on September 4, 2024. The officers involved in the incident have been identified as Inspector Abiodun Kayode, Inspector James Emmanuel, and Sergeant Oni Philip, attached to the Department of Operations, Kwara State Command and they have been consequently detained for investigation. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi said: “The IGP, who is deeply saddened…

The Department of State Service (DSS) might have succumbed to pressure over the arrested Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leader, Joe Ajaero, as the secret police eventually released the latter. Ajaero was released late Monday by the Department of State Services, even as the government agency’s action had been greeted by widespread condemnation nationwide. Ajaero was released at about 11.10p.m yesterday. He was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Aiport in Abuja, on his way to London to attend the Trade Union Congress, TUC of the United Kingdom conference, which began yesterday. Ajaero arrest came as the secret police laid siege…

Poised to ensure that their president is released from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed a 12 midnight ultimatum to the Federal Government to free Comrade Joe Ajaero. Consequently, the labour has fixed a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for Tuesday, 9am to take appropriate response if Ajaero was not released. In a communiqué at the end of its National Administrative Council, NAC, meeting signed NLC Deputy President, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, the NLC said “The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) convened an emergency meeting today…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his power to address insecurity and hunger plaguing the nation instead of arresting those against his policies like activists, labour leaders and opposition elements. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the party gave the words of caution while reacting to the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The party also urged Tinubu to channel his energy towards addressing the nation’s rising…

As reactions continued to trail the devastating tanker explosion in Niger State that claimed so many lives and livestock, President Bola Tinubu has joined the fray, condoling with the state over the incident. The accident happened along Bida-Agaie-Lapai- road on Sunday. According to Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), many people were injured in the accident, which also involved a truck loaded with cattle and passengers. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Tinubu sincerely commiserates with the families of the dead and injured victims.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has confirmed the arrest of its president, Mr Joe Ajaero. Consequently, the organised labour is threatening showdown with the Federal Government, even as it has alerted all its affiliates, state councils, and Nigerian workers, urging them to remain vigilant and on high alert. The NLC in a statement by its Head Media/Information, Benson Upah, described the arrest as “an unmistakable demonstration of the height of lawlessness being perpetuated by the Nigerian government and its agencies in their bid to silence every voice of dissent and opposition in the country as the economic policies of the…